Practitioner Tools

To ensure that children and young people in Cornwall achieve the five Every Child Matters outcomes, it is vital to have a children's workforce that is skilled, well-led and supported by effective, shared systems and processes. People in different parts of the workforce need to be able to work well together across institutional and professional boundaries, focused around the needs of the child and young person.

Current national policies and guidance relating to children, young people and families refer to the importance of developing effective services to support parents and carers...

The five tools to support this process are: Common Assessment Framework, ContactPoint, Lead Professional, Information Sharing and the Service Directory

Maggie Atkinson, the Children's Commissioner for England, was the keynote speaker at a special safeguarding conference held at in Wadebridge last month.